Miami picked as preseason ACC football favorite ahead of SMU, Louisville, Clemson
Miami is picked to do something it’s never done before: win the Atlantic Coast Conference title. The Hurricanes are the favorites to win the ACC, which released its preseason picks Tuesday. The Hurricanes were the easy headliner after last year’s run to the College Football Playoff title game, receiving 165 of 188 first-place votes from media members credentialed for the league’s preseason football media days earlier this month. That put Miami well ahead of SMU — which is pushing three-year starting QB Kevin Jennings as a Heisman Trophy candidate — Louisville and Clemson among the top picks in the 17-team race.
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Miami is picked to do something it’s never done before: win the Atlantic Coast Conference title. The Hurricanes are the favorites to win the ACC, which released its preseason picks Tuesday. The Hurricanes were the easy headliner after last year’s run to the College Football Playoff title game, receiving 165 of 188 first-place votes from media members credentialed for the league’s preseason football media days earlier this month. That put Miami well ahead of SMU — which is pushing three-year starting QB Kevin Jennings as a Heisman Trophy candidate — Louisville and Clemson among the top picks in the 17-team race.